undercome

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*under“under”
2. Old English · inherited fromundercuman“to come under, submit, assist”
3. Middle English · inherited from*undercomen
4. English todayundercome

From Middle English *undercomen, from Old English undercuman (“to come under, submit, assist”), from Proto-Germanic *under (“under”) + *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to under- + come. Cognate with West Frisian ûnderkomme (“to shelter, come under”), Dutch onderkomen (“to shelter, find accommodation”), German unterkommen (“to stay, find accommodation, find a job”), Icelandic undirkoma (“to come under”).

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